Registration
Registration is free!
Registration is required, by October 16th
About this Year's Video
Donations/Pledges Doubled
Thanks to a very generous donor, donations up to a total of $100,000 will be doubled! Donate the night of the event, or before, for your donation to be doubled.
How to Donate/Pledge
You can donate and/or pledge online or by mail, even if you cannot attend the event. Here’s how:
Online
Visit this link to pledge or donate by credit card or EFT.
By Mail
You may send a donation and/or pledge, marked "Bridegroom's Banquet" on the memo line, by cash or check payable to "Christ the Bridegroom Monastery" to:
The Bridegroom's Banquet
Christ the Bridegroom Monastery
17485 Mumford Rd.
Burton, OH 44021
Use of the Funds
This year, the funds will be used for:
- General operation of the monastery, chapel and poustinias, to support our life of prayer and hospitality
Grounds improvement
He became a Benedictine monk of Saint Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania in 1998. Since his ordination to the priesthood in 2004 he has provided spiritual direction for many men and women, including married couples, seminarians, consecrated religious and priests, even as he completed his Ph.D. in computer science at Penn State University. He became the programming manager and an on-air contributor for We Are One Body® Catholic radio in 2010 and has recorded thousands of radio programs on theology and the spiritual life. He has extensive experience as a retreat master for laity, consecrated religious and priests. He became the Director for Spiritual Formation for Saint Vincent Seminary in 2016 and Director of the Institute for Ministry Formation at Saint Vincent Seminary in 2019 and has offered many courses on spiritual direction and the spiritual life. He earned his Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the Angelicum in Rome through Sacred Heart Seminary’s program in pastoral theology specializing in the New Evangelization. He is author of The Fruit of Her Womb published by Sophia Institute Press. He is also author of Through the Heart of St. Joseph and together with Fr. Thomas Acklin, OSB he is author of the book Spiritual Direction: A Guide for Sharing the Father’s Love and Personal Prayer: A Guide for Receiving the Father’s Love, all published by Emmaus Road Publishing.